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I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one.
Andy Roddick

Meaning of "corridor" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CORRIDOR

From Old French, from Old Italian corridore, literally: place for running, from correre to run, from Latin currere.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CORRIDOR

corridor  [ˈkɒrɪˌdɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CORRIDOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Corridor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CORRIDOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of corridor in the English dictionary

The first definition of corridor in the dictionary is a hallway or passage connecting parts of a building. Other definition of corridor is a strip of land or airspace along the route of a road or river. Corridor is also a strip of land or airspace that affords access, either from a landlocked country to the sea or from a state to an exclave.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CORRIDOR


commodore
ˈkɒməˌdɔː
conquistador
kɒnˈkwɪstəˌdɔː
Corregidor
kəˈrɛɡɪˌdɔː
cuspidor
ˈkʌspɪˌdɔː
dumbledore
ˈdʌmbəlˌdɔː
Ecuador
ˈɛkwəˌdɔː
four-door
ˈfɔːˌdɔː
heliodor
ˈhiːlɪəʊˌdɔː
humidor
ˈhjuːmɪˌdɔː
indoor
ˈɪnˌdɔː
jackdaw
ˈdʒækˌdɔː
komondor
ˈkɒmənˌdɔː
Labrador
ˈlæbrəˌdɔː
ochidore
ˈɒkɪˌdɔː
picador
ˈpɪkəˌdɔː
roncador
ˈrɒŋkəˌdɔː
Salvador
ˈsælvəˌdɔː
stevedore
ˈstiːvɪˌdɔː
toreador
ˈtɒrɪəˌdɔː
utilidor
juːˈtɪlɪˌdɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CORRIDOR

correspondently
corresponding
correspondingly
corresponsive
corrida
corridor of uncertainty
corridors of power
corrie
corrie-fisted
Corriedale
Corrientes
corrigenda
corrigendum
corrigent
corrigibility
corrigible
corrigibly
corrival
corrivalry
corrivalship

WORDS THAT END LIKE CORRIDOR

air corridor
ambassador
comprador
condor
dor
El Salvador
Fervidor
Fructidor
lobster thermidor
matador
Messidor
mirador
nidor
odor
Polish Corridor
San Salvador
stridor
Thermidor
Tudor
vendor

Synonyms and antonyms of corridor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CORRIDOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «corridor» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of corridor

Translation of «corridor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CORRIDOR

Find out the translation of corridor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of corridor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «corridor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

走廊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasillo
570 millions of speakers

English

corridor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गलियारा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مـَمَرّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коридор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corredor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বারান্দা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

couloir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Koridor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Korridor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

廊下
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

복도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Koridor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hành lang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாழ்வாரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉरिडॉर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

koridor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corridoio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

korytarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

коридор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coridor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάδρομος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

korridor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

korridor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of corridor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CORRIDOR»

The term «corridor» is very widely used and occupies the 17.287 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CORRIDOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «corridor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «corridor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about corridor

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7 QUOTES WITH «CORRIDOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word corridor.
1
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.
2
Stone Gossard
It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian corridor and see what kind of effect it has on the businesses in that area - It's the future I think.
3
John Huston
You walk through a series of arches, so to speak, and then, presently, at the end of a corridor, a door opens and you see backward through time, and you feel the flow of time, and realize you are only part of a great nameless procession.
4
Stephen Kinzer
Guatemala's ornate presidential palace, once a terrifying fortress whose every corridor was patrolled by heavily armed soldiers in berets and camouflage uniforms, is now a normal public building where ordinary citizens enter without fear.
5
Robin Leach
Back on Nov. 23, 1963, I sailed into Manhattan Harbor onboard the Queen Mary and landed with no job and contacts and just $135 in my pocket. My first lodging was in a rundown hotel for $27 a week with the bathroom down the end of a corridor of beds.
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Andy Roddick
I don't really rate press conferences. It's not as though I leave the room fist-pumping my way down the corridor after a good one.
7
Donald Sumpter
When I've written episodes of 'Doctor Who', when it comes to the monster chasing somebody, it's the Doctor and the companion, running down the corridor, being chased by a guy with a stick and a tennis ball on the end. Whereas, when I see the rushes of 'Being Human', we're actually looking at the werewolf, and it just looks real.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CORRIDOR»

Discover the use of corridor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to corridor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Corridor
Played out in the corridors of Connaught Place and Calcutta, the story captures the alienation and fragmented reality of urban life through an imaginative alchemy of text and image.
Sarnath Banerjee, 2004
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Corridor Ecology: The Science and Practice of Linking ...
Corridor Ecology presents guidelines that combine conservation science and practical experience for maintaining, enhancing, and creating connectivity between natural areas with an overarching goal of conserving biodiversity.
Jodi A. Hilty, William Z. Lidicker Jr., Adina Merenlender, 2012
3
Corridor Cultures: Mapping Student Resistance at an Urban School
By examining the form and substance of student/school engagement, Corridor Cultures argues for a more nuanced and broader framework that reads multiple forms of resistance and recognizes the ways students themselves are conflicted about ...
Maryann Dickar, 2008
4
Metropolitan Corridor: Railroads and the American Scene
An engaging and delightfully illustrated account of the impact of railroads on the American built environment and on American culture from the last decades of the nineteenth century to the 1930's.
John R. Stilgoe, 1985
5
The Red Corridor
Ramu, a typical Bihari servant, loves to flash his red torch light on the images of voluptuous heroines in the cinema hall and disparages foreign cuisine.
Ritu Dokania, 2010
6
The UK-Nigeria Remittance Corridor: Challenges of Embracing ...
This study is the first research work on remittances conducted in Nigeria and reveals the actual state of its remittance market.
Raúl Hernández-Coss, Chinyere Egwuagu Bun, 2007
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US-Guatemala Remittance Corridor
This study gives an overview of the intermediation of worker remittance flows from the United States to Guatemala.
‎2006
8
Vision for High-Speed Rail in the Northeast Corridor
This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Projected growth in the Northeast U.S. will substantially increase intercity travel demand.
Joseph H. Boardman, 2011
9
Amtrak's Northeast Corridor: Information on the Status and ...
Provides information on the ownership, usage of, and operations over, the Northeast corridor; the projects and costs associated with improvements to allow high-speed operations on the north end of the corridor; and the capital investment ...
DIANE Publishing Company, 1995
10
Detroit's Cass Corridor
Welcome to the Cass Corridor, an area geographically bound by freeways and major thoroughfares, yet boundless in its rich history and influence.
Armando Delicato, Elias Khalil, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CORRIDOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term corridor is used in the context of the following news items.
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The first of two hearings on the Adirondack rail corridor plan will be …
Jul 08, 2015 — A years-long feud over the best use of the railroad corridor that cuts 90 miles through the Adirondacks from Remsen to Lake ... «North Country Public Radio, Jul 15»
2
Veto puts Corridor schools in budget pinch
Dr. Brad Buck, current director of the Iowa Department of Education and incoming superintendent of the Cedar Rapids Community School ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jul 15»
3
Blackstone Heritage Corridor Visitors' Center becomes a reality with …
Charlene Perkins Cutler, Executive Director of the Blackstone Heritage Corridor, said the visitors' center will be a gateway to the National ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Home prices rising in the Corridor
Home prices in the Corridor rose in May, with Iowa City values increasing at a higher rate than in Cedar Rapids. Data from CoreLogic of Irvine, ... «The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines, Jul 15»
5
Auburn City Council approves South College Corridor District
The council voted 7-2 in favor of two zoning ordinance amendments regarding the establishment of the South College Corridor District (SCCD) ... «Opelika Auburn News, Jul 15»
6
Florida High Tech Corridor universities rival other research hubs in …
The three Florida High Tech Corridor research universities — the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida and the University ... «Orlando Business Journal, Jul 15»
7
Residents see first sketches of Cook Road Corridor project
The meeting allowed residents to find out more about the corridor project by asking questions. Residents also wrote their concerns on comment ... «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
8
Irgens set to break ground on The Corridor
Almost exactly a year after the city of Brookfield plan commission frowned upon initial plans porposed by Irgens for a mixed-use development ... «Brookfield Elm Grove Now, Jul 15»
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Brookfield Plan Commission to look at Corridor specifics
Among the agenda's items for discussion will be a number of topics relating to developer Irgens' project, The Corridor. In particular, the plan ... «Brookfield Elm Grove Now, Jul 15»
10
Amtrak shuts down Northeast Corridor for about 2 hours as …
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Burning timbers of an abandoned bridge that had carried Cole Street over the railroad tracks near the state line shut down ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»

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